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| 2066 - Accessing Nutritious Foods (general) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2066.1) | 11 |
Number individuals reporting that their family supplemented their diets with healthy foods that they produced or preserved |
| 2066.2) | 6 |
Number of individuals who reported eating more healthy foods |
| 2066.3) | 5 |
Number of individuals reporting that they utilized delivery systems/access points (e.g. farmer’s markets, CSA’s WIC, Food Pantry) that offer healthy foods |
| 2066.4) | 0 |
Number of farmers markets accepting EBT cards |
| 2066.5) | 0 |
Dollars in EBT, WIC or Senior benefits redeemed at farmers markets |
| 2066.6) | 64 |
Number of families who grew a garden this year |
| 2066.7) | 2 |
Number of first time growers or those who haven’t grown in five or more years |
| 2066.8) | 0 |
Number of restaurants/other institutions utilizing local foods as a result of Extension programming |
Author: Rebecca Parrent
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
~~The Crittenden County Extension Service partnered with the Inter Agency Council of Crittenden County to help provide food and Christmas gifts to limited resource families in the county. The families must attend three classes on topics including but not limited to food and nutrition, gardening, resume writing and financing to qualify for this program.The Expanded Food Nutrition Education Program Assistant offered two separate classes on food budgeting. Twenty families attended these
Author: Rebecca Parrent
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Caregivers for young children sometimes find it hard to get toddlers to eat a healthy snack.Providing them with foods from My Plate and healthy recipes helps the care givers to do this.The Crittenden County Extension Service through the Expanded Food Nutrition Education Program Assistant, in cooperation with The Audubon Area Early Childhood Development, participated in a “Feeding your toddler healthy snacks” Program. The Assistant demonstrated to the caregivers how to make a Yo
Author: Rebecca Parrent
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Limited resources families in Crittenden County have a hard time stretching their food stamps and other income to meet the nutritional needs of their families. They purchase less healthy food because serving healthy meals and snacks for their family is more expensive. The Crittenden County Extension Service working through the Expanded Food Nutrition Education Program Assistant Sr. teaches Meal Planning and Food Budgeting and Couponing to help families in Crittenden County
Author: Rebecca Parrent
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Several grandparents in Crittenden Co. are having to raise their grandchildren or their nieces and nephews. Most of these grandparents are on a fixed income and have a hard time just feeding themselves.They simply don’t have the resources to purchase healthy food for the family because they usual run out of food before the end of the month. The Crittenden County Extension Service working through the Expanded Food Nutrition Education Program Assistant teaches My Plate,
